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Rochester Rhinos Announce First Ever Legends Match on June 27

June 17, 2015 - United Soccer League Championship (USL)
Rochester Rhinos News Release


Rochester, NY - The Rochester Rhinos will hold the first ever Rhinos Legends match at Sahlen's Stadium on June 27 as part of the Hall of Fame Night festivities and the celebration of the 20th anniversary of the franchise. The match will start at 4:30 pm and feature over 30 former Rhinos players and coaches, including 12 members of the Rhinos Hall of Fame and nine former Section V High School athletes.

The teams will be coached by Class of 2014 Rhinos Hall of Famers Frank Odoi and Francisco Escos, who were the assistant coaches under Rhinos head coach and Hall of Famer Pat Ercoli ('14). The trio coached the Rhinos to three A-League championships in 1998, 2000 and 2001, plus the 1999 US Open Cup title. The captains of the two teams are also Rhinos Hall of Famers: defender Craig Demmin ('12) and goalkeeper Billy Andracki ('13).

Here are the rosters for the two Legends teams:

TEAM DEMMIN TEAM ANDRACKI

# Name Rhinos Years # Name Rhinos Years

#3 Craig Demmin*^ '98-'00, '02-'05 G - #1 Billy Andracki*^ '96-'03

#17 Mike Domm% '98 #3 Tim Ashe% '96

G - #29 Josh Freeman '98 #27 Tenwya Bonseu '05-'08

#21 Joe Mercik^% '97-'99 #17 Steve Butcher '00-'01

#25 Scott Miller% '97 #8 Fred Commodore '03

#4 Leon Minott '96-'97 #26 Mario Cristofori% '01-'02

#12 Nino Pilato% '96-'97 #18 Jefferson Dargout% '04

#2 Andrew Restrepo^ '99-'00 #2 Mauro DaSilva '98

#23 Lenin Steenkamp*^ '96-'05 #5 Ryan DiNunzio '02-'03

#22 Darrell Stewart '96-'97 #18 Carl Hopfinger% '96

#26 Darren Tilley*^ '98-'00 #5 Nate Kaczanowski '03

#24 Bo Vuckovic '97 #6 George Kyriazis '12-'13

# 6 Mali Walton*^ '97-'02 #5 Yuri Lavrinenko% '02-'03

#58 Carlos Zavala^ '98-'02 #19 Doug Miller*^ '96-'99, '03-'05

#21 Bill Sedgewick^ '99-'05

Coaches: Frank Odoi* and Francisco

* - Indicates Rhinos Hall of Fame member as an 0

^ - Indicates Rhinos Hall of Fame member as part of the 1999 US Open Cup Winning 0

% - Indicates Section V 0 `

The jerseys worn by the Legends players, along with selected additional Legends jerseys, will be auctioned off on Hall of Fame Night with the proceeds to benefit the American Diabetes Association.

After the Legends match, a dinner will be held with the players and coaches at 5:30 pm at Sahlen's Stadium. A special $30 ticket package is currently available for purchase that includes admission for the Legends match, dinner with the Legends and the Rhinos/Pittsburgh match. For season ticket holders and fans who already have tickets for the Rhinos/Pittsburgh match, a $20 supplemental ticket is available to attend the Legends dinner. Rhinos Legends ticket packages are available at: https://rhinossoccer.formstack.com/forms/legends.

The Rochester Rhinos will induct former executive Chris Economides, all time postseason scoring leader Darren Tilley and four time champion defender Mali Walton into the Rhinos Hall of Fame on June 27 in a ceremony at halftime of the USL league match between the Rhinos and the Pittsburgh Riverhounds. Walton and Tilley, who will play in the Legends match for "Team Demmin", are being inducted into the Rhinos Hall of Fame for the second time, as they were enshrined in 2013 as members of the Rhinos' 1999 US Open Cup winning team.

This is the fifth Rhinos Hall of Fame induction ceremony. The Hall of Fame started in 2011 with initial inductee, Steenkamp. Other Hall of Fame members include Pat Onstad ('12), Yari Allnutt ('13), Scott Vallow ('13), Tommy Tanner ('14) and Scott Schweitzer ('14).

Tickets for all Rhinos home matches, including flex packages, and group sales tickets, are also currently on sale and can be purchased by calling (585)454-KICK (5425), online via Ticketmaster, by visiting the MVP Health Care Box Office at Sahlen's Stadium during business hours or by visiting rhinossoccer.com.

The Rhinos are currently 8-0-4 in USL league play with 28 points, good for both first place in the Eastern Conference and the entire 24-team USL, and have allowed a league-low four goals. The Rhinos face the Harrisburg City Islanders this Friday, June 19 at Skyline Soccer Park in USL league action starting at 7:30 pm.

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